[redspookycooky]

Hi just wondering if its possible to have quails and chickens/bantams in the same run/house or would they get picked on, cheers

[massa]

I think it depends on how big the area you have them in is. I have my turkeys and quails together and they get along fine but the turkeys are quite placid. The runs are next to each other and i do sometimes open them up together and they get on fine when there is not any treats around but if i throw corn down the chickens can be very aggressive towards the turkeys mainly but towards the quails too if they get too close. There are lots of places for them to hide where only the quails can get into though which helps and my run is 30ft x 30ft.

So i think it depends on how big the run is and how many places there are for the quails to hide. The run will need to be netted or roofed in some way to stop the quails flying out though.

[bantam novice]

I would be inclined to keep the quails and chickens separate.

[Chookiechook]

As a general rule quails equate to a nice snack for a chicken

[redspookycooky]

Thanks for the advice think i`ll stick to chickens/bantams then 

[grenhouse]

Doesn't work in my experience. I hatched quail along with some chickens and kept them together in the brooder. They were fine up until they were about 8 weeks when the chickens began picking on the quails and pulled all of their back feathers out. They were immediately seperated and now live in sperate runs (although they are next to one another) where the quail can happily stick their tongues out at the chucks! 

Steve